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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Special focus by Department of Agriculture Research and Education on ‘Campaign 2.0 on Swachhta and reducing pendency in government’ in 113 Institutes and over 700 Krishi Vigyan Kendras  of ICAR
The government has announced Special Campaign 2.0 from October 2 to October 31, 2022, with a focus on “Swachhata  and reducing pendency in government”. It reinforces the importance of timely disposal of references and clean workspace in Government offices.
During this campaign, special attention is being given to the field/ outstation offices of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education and its attached and autonomous bodies. All the 113 Institutes and over 700 Krishi Vigyan Kendras  of ICAR, an autonomous body under the department, are taking part in Special Campaign 2.0 and apart from clearance of pending MP/VIP references, Public Grievances, weeding out of physical files/records,are also organizing different activities viz. adoption of villages for Microbial based Agricultural Waste Management using Vermi compost, awareness programme about Swachhta, Crop Residue Management, demonstration of technologies on waste and wealth, cleaning of villages programme with farmers, the orientation of school children on various topics like hygiene, sanitation, cleanliness etc.
During this campaign a total of 7,215 activities across the thematic areas mentioned above have been undertaken by the KVKs, involving the participation of over 3 Lakh people . Maximum participation of about 46,000 beneficiaries was recorded through about 2,170 awareness programmes on Swachhta that were conducted in KVK premises, villages, schools and other public places.
A total of 519 activities related to crop residue management were conducted by the KVKs. A total of 639 villages were adopted for promoting agricultural waste management using vermicomposting technology with the participation of about 21,437 participants. The activity of cleaning the villages was taken up in about 1,229 villages with the participation of school children, farmers and other members of the society to a tune of 20,000 participants. About 14,700 school children were oriented on various topics like hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness through around 585 activities. A total of 5,496 members of KVK staff were involved in the cleaning of offices, and campuses and disposal of scraps through 1,130 different activities.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Digital India can propel Gujarat’s traditional industries: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that Gujarat’s Digital India initiatives can play a big role in supporting its traditional industries like diamond, textiles and pharmaceuticals.
“Gujarat’s future can be led by digital technologies along with its traditional sectors. If S stands for Surat, it also stands for Startups, D of diamond can symbolise Digital and T of textiles can be for Technology,” he said, while addressing students, startup and entrepreneurs at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
Praising Gujarat for being a pioneer in taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of New India, Mr Chandrasekhar said, “If India is going to be Semiconductor nation for the world, Gujarat being the first state in the country to come up with a Semiconductor policy of its own, will be the Semiconductor State,”
Referring to the next decade as India’s Techade that will usher in opportunities for the young, he said India under Prime Minister Modi has already achieved several milestones despite the Covid setback. Not only the number of startups and uniicorns have increased, but they have broken into new grounds as well, Mr Chandrasekhar said. “Today we have 680 innovators in the drones sector and 120 space technology who are into launch vehicles, mission control vehicles etc—these were previously unheard of,” he pointed out.
Sharing PM Narendra Modi’s vision for empowering all Indians - Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas, the Minister said, “Previously, democracy in India was dysfunctional, with rampant corruption and leakages, today Digital India programme has ensured efficiency in disbursal of subsidies and public services to beneficiaries. Every single paise meant for beneficiary reaches them directly through direct account transfers.”
Mr Chandrasekhar said the slogan of “Double Engine ki Sarkar kare sapne saakar”  was not a political one and stands for true economic partnership that results in creating opportunities for all, especially the youth.
The Minister engaged in a ‘Q n A’ session with the students and replied to their questions on topics that ranged from skilling opportunities to growth of MSMEs in Gujarat and preparation of District Skill Development Plan.
Later Mr Chandrasekhar interacted with leaders from the Industry, academia and other eminent personalities of the city at a session organized at the Sarvajanik University, Gujarat.
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Ministry of Rural Development
Rs 8.60 cr Community Enterprise Fund  loan provided to 2614 SHG entrepreneurs in a week as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
SHG entrepreneurs were given initial training on entrepreneurship
As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Rural Development provided Community Enterprise Fund  loan worth Rs. 8.60 Cr to 2614 SHG entrepreneurs in a week. The loans were given for starting their micro-enterprises in their villages across 19 States under the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme.
During the celebration of Amrit Mahotsav, various activities organized under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme  in the week of 6th to 12th September, 2021. These events focused towards creating awareness about the SVEP scheme and how it supports SHG members who want to start the micro-businesses in rural areas. In these events public representatives, Govt. officials and Community Based Organizations participated.
Prior to providing this Community Enterprise Fund  loan, SHG entrepreneurs were given initial training on entrepreneurship and detailed business plan of their proposed business were prepared.
States which participated in this initiative are – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
During these events, SHG entrepreneurs shared their experiences and journey of starting their own enterprises in their villages, becoming entrepreneurs and various supports they received under the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme . They also emphasized the strength of regular handholding to understand steps to do business & making it successful and also creating strong market linkages.
The Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme  is a sub – scheme under NRLM to promote enterprises in rural areas. SVEP aims to set-up an eco-system for enterprise development in a block. This consists of a cadre of Community Resource Persons-Enterprise Promotion  who will provide business support services to entrepreneurs. The scheme encompasses identifying business ideas, preparation of business plans, accessing loans and other supports like marketing, maintaining accounts & taking business decisions. Further, the eco-system also includes training and capacity building of entrepreneurs, seed capital for starting enterprises, marketing support for products and services etc. Besides, the Block Resource Centre , the single point solution for enterprise promotion is also developed as part of the eco-system.
Minister for Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh Sri Rajendra Pratap Singh inaugurated SVEP BRC office in Sewapuri block, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Minister for Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh Sri Rajendra Pratap Singh provided CEF Loan cheque to enterprise in Sewapuri block, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Enterprise received CEF loan cheque in Antah block of Baran district, Rajasthan
Enterprise received CEF loan cheque in Kolasib SVEP block, Mizoram
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Data on Migrant Workers in the E-Shram Portal
Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched e-SHRAM portal, a National Database of the Unorganised Workers on 26th August, 2021. It has been made available to the States/ UTs for registration of unorganised workers on e-SHRAM portal. The main objective of the e-SHRAM portal is to create a national database of all unorganised workers including Construction Workers, Gig and Platform workers, Street Vendors, Domestic Workers, Agriculture Workers, Migrant workers and similar other workers seeded with Aadhaar. e-SHRAM Portal captures details of a worker in different categories like Aadhaar related information , Personal details , Contact details, Address information , Occupation details, Bank details, Nominee details etc.
Ministry of Labour & Employment has provided guidelines on data integration/sharing through e-Shram portal data to all State/UTs Government. Statically data of e-SHRAM is publicly available on e-SHRAM Dashboard i.e. https://eshram.gov.in/.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Rameshwar Teli in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Union Culture Minister virtually attends handing over ceremony of 3 sculpturesat High Commission of India, London
The bronze images of Lord Rama, Lakshamana and Mata Sita are the masterpieces of Indian Metal Art and datable to 15th century A.D
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Minister  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel virtually attended handing over ceremony of 3 sculptures at High Commission of India, London today. The three sculpturesof Lord Rama, Lakshamana and Mata Sita were handed over by British Police to Indian High Commission in London.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Patel expressed his gratitude towards British Police, special Idol Wing, Govt. of Tami Nadu, Archaeological Survey of India and High Commission of India, London for their efforts to bring these precious idols back to India. He said that it became possible because of continuous persuasion ofspecial Idol Wing, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Archaeological Survey of India and High Commission of India, London.
The Culture Minister said that it is a matter of happiness that since independence we received only 13 sculptures from foreign countries but since 2014 we have received more than 40 sculptures and we are trying to get more sculptures in coming years. He also said that we are talking to British Museum to bring Vag Devi idol back to India.
The bronze images of Lord Rama, Lakshamana and Mata Sita are 90.5 cm, 78 cm, and 745 cm in height respectively are the masterpieces of Indian Metal Art. These sculptures were stolen from a temple of Vijaynagar Period, about 40 years back. Stylistically these sculptures are datable to 15th century A.D.
Ministry of Railways
Month long Pan-India drive for facilitation of passengers by RPF
- More than 5100 persons arrested for travelling/entering in coaches reserved for ladies
- More than 6300 were arrested for occupying/entering coaches reserved for persons with disabilities
Railway Protection Force is entrusted with the responsibility of security of Railway Property, passengers, passenger area and issues related therewith. To facilitate the passengers in hassle-free travel and to instill a sense of security among them, RPF launched a month long pan- India drive with focus on action against the menace of  unauthorized entry into coaches reserved for ladies & persons with disabilities  nuisance, begging & extortion by eunuchs’ and  seat cornering by unauthorized persons in general coaches.
During the drive, more than 5100 persons were arrested for travelling/entering in coaches reserved for ladies, more than 6300 persons were arrested for occupying/entering coaches reserved for persons with disabilities and legal action under the relevant provisions of Railway Act were taken against such offenders during which Rs. 6.71 Lakh & Rs. 8.68 Lakh respectively, were realized as fine.
Several complaints regarding nuisance in trains especially by some eunuchs and their misbehavior with passengers were frequently reported. Undertaking intensive effort during this drive, more than 1200 eunuchs involved in such activities were apprehended and legal action was taken against them. An amount of Rs. 1.28 Lakh was realized from them as fine under the provision of Railway Act.
Further, drives were conducted to check the menace of seat cornering in general coaches of long distance trains. 36 persons involved in towel spreading/seat cornering were identified, apprehended and legal action was initiated against them.
The field formations of RPF have been instructed to continue such drives with the same spirit in future too.
Prime Minister's Office
PM addresses opening session of 49th Governors' Conference
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today addressed the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Prime Minister spoke at length about how Governors could leverage their experience in different walks of life, so that people derive maximum benefit of various central development schemes and initiatives. He said the institution of Governor has a pivotal role to play within the federal structure and Constitutional framework of our country.
He said Governors of States with significant tribal population can help in ensuring that the tribal communities benefit from Government initiatives in fields such as education, sports and financial inclusion. He said the tribal communities had played a key role in the freedom struggle, and this should be recognised and recorded for posterity through avenues such as digital museums.
The Prime Minister noted that Governors are also Chancellors of Universities. He said that International Yoga Day on June 21st can be utilized as an opportunity to generate greater awareness about Yoga among the youth. Similarly, he emphasized that Universities can also become the focal point of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Prime Minister mentioned some key themes of development such as the National Nutrition Mission, electrification of villages and development parameters in aspirational districts. He suggested that Governors could also visit a few recently electrified villages to witness first-hand the benefits of electrification.
He said that during the recent Gram Swaraj Abhiyan from 14th April, seven key schemes of the Government were implemented fully in over 16000 villages. He said that these villages have been freed from seven problems through Jan Bhagidaari. He said Gram Swaraj Abhiyan is now being extended to 65000 more villages, with a target date of 15th August.
The Prime Minister suggested that planning for the 50th Governors' Conference next year should begin immediately. This effort should focus on making this annual event even more productive.
Department of Space
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Brunei Darussalam on Cooperation in the operation of Telemetry Tracking and Telecommand station for satellite and launch vehicles, and for cooperation in the field of Space Research, Science and Applications
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Brunei Darussalam on Cooperation in the operation of Telemetry Tracking and Telecommand station for satellite and launch vehicles, and for cooperation in the field of Space Research, Science and Applications. The MoU was signed in New Delhi on 19th July 2018.
Benefits:
The MoU enables India to continue to operate, maintain and augment its ground station meant for supporting India’s launch vehicle and satellite missions. This will also help India to share its experience and expertise in space activities through training of officials and students from Brunei Darussalam on space technology applications.
Cooperation with Brunei Darussalam through this MoU would lead to operation, maintenance and augmentation of Indian Ground Station to support India’s launch vehicle and satellite missions. Thus all sections and regions of the country will get benefited.
The MoU will provide impetus to explore newer research activities in ground station operations and training on space technology applications.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Fauda S4 to premiere at the International Film Festival of India 
#IFFIWood, 20 November 2022
Fauda S4 will premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India . Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will travel to IFFI for the premiere with episode 1.
The series which launches globally on Netflix in 2023,will have its premiere at the festival in a star studded gala event on Sunday, November 27th.
Creators and Executive Producers Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff said: “We’re so excited to come to India for the Asian premiere of Fauda Season 4. It's incredible that this story has resonated so strongly with fans in India and we really appreciate all the love and support over the last four seasons. We can’t wait to see the reaction for Season 4.”
While appreciating the initiative, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government Of India, Mr. Anurag Thakur, said," There's no secret to making an artistic endeavour successful. At the International Film Festival of India , unique stories in diverse languages, from all regions, ethnicity, and cultures are honoured and celebrated. With OTT coming forward to premiere and feature their content at the festival, our endeavour to offer fresh narratives, creative ideas and new perspectives into the world bear fruits. We have an effective audio-visual treaty with Israel and that makes us more than happy to host the internationally renowned stars of the region at the 53rd IFFI this year!"
Fauda Season 4 sees the story move beyond Israel where Doron  is in pursuit of a threat that has him crossing continents in his most dangerous mission yet.
India is one of the top 20 countries where Israeli content is most watched by Netflix members, and Israeli stories are globally popular with 90% of viewers Fauda  coming from outside Israel.
Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will also take part in a fireside chat on “Storytelling in The Era of Global Entertainment” with actor Rajkumar Rao most recently seen in Netflix film Monica, O My Darling and Monika Shergill, VP of Content Netflix India.
The global success of Fauda in India highlights how Netflix brings local stories to global audiences. Netflix will also premiere Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Qala and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio at the festival.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Polio Sub-National Immunization Day will be conducted from 19th June 2022 in 11 states/ UTs
Around 3.9 crore children less than 5 years are targeted to be given Polio Drops through booth, house-to-house, mobile and transit teams
To provide additional protection to children, Government of India has introduced the injectable Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine into its routine immunization program
The first Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering Polio vaccine drops is being conducted from 19th June 2022 in 11 states/ UTs of the country viz. Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.
During this Polio campaign, around 3.9 crore children less than 5 years of age are targeted to be given polio drops through booth, house-to-house, mobile and transit teams. To provide additional protection to children, Government of India has also introduced the injectable Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine into its routine immunization program.
India, along with 10 other countries in the South-East Asia Region of WHO, was certified polio-free on 27th March 2014. The last case of polio in the country was reported on 13th January 2011 from Howrah, West Bengal.
Globally, polio is still endemic in two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Though India has been certified “polio-free”, the risk of wild poliovirus importation or the emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses persists until global eradication, which highlights the need for maintaining high population immunity and sensitive surveillance in the country.
While India is making efforts to protect its children from more and more Vaccine-Preventable Diseases  by introducing additional vaccines under the Universal Immunization Program , it is important that all vaccines also reach every last child in the country. The lessons learned and systems created under the National Polio Program are being used to strengthen routine immunization and achieve more than 90% full immunization coverage.
State Governments and organizations like WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International and other partners have played a significant role not only in polio eradication but also in improving routine immunization initiatives.
All parents are urged to get their children, less than 5 years of age, vaccinated against Polio.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Aspirational Districts Covered under JJM
All 117 aspirational districts in 28 States/ UT are covered under JalJeevan Mission  to provide tap water connection on priority. State-wise list of 117 aspirational districts is in public domain on JJM Dashboard. Details are available at:
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
As reported by States/UTs, the State/UT wise numbers of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes majority villages, covered under the JJM, are Annexed.
Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing JalJeevan Mission  – HarGharJal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in villages across the country, including those of water scarce regions, by 2024.
Under the Mission, 30% weightage is assigned for difficult terrains which inter alia include areas under Desert Development Programme  and Drought Prone Area Programme  while allocating the fund, to prioritize the coverage in these areas. Further, provisions have been made in the operational guidelines for planning and implementation of bulk water transfer from long distances and regional water supply schemes for ensuring tap water supply in drought-prone & water-scarce areas/ areas with inadequate rainfall or dependable ground water sources. In addition,provisions have also been made for source recharging, viz. dedicated bore well recharge structures, rainwater recharge, rejuvenation of existing water bodies, etc., in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Integrated Watershed Management Programme , 15thFinance Commission tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs, State schemes, CSR funds, etc.
Further, for villages in water-scarce areas, States are also being encouraged to plan new water supply schemes with dual piped water supply system, i.e. supply of fresh water in one and treated grey/ waste water in another pipe for non-potable/ gardening/ toilet flushing use in order to save the precious fresh water. The households in these areas are encouraged to use the faucet aerators that save a significant amount of water.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriPrahlad Singh Patel in awritten reply in RajyaSabha today.